1 I am the one who has seen the afflictionsthat come from the rod of the lord’s anger.
2 He has led me into darkness,shutting out all light.
3 He has turned his hand against meagain and again, all day long.
4 He has made my skin and flesh grow old.He has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged and surrounded mewith anguish and distress.
6 He has buried me in a dark place,like those long dead.
7 He has walled me in, and I cannot escape.He has bound me in heavy chains.